Schelf Church

The Schelf Church of St. Nicholas is an Evangelical Lutheran church dedicated to Saint Nicholas in the quarter of in . The church is owned and used by a congregation within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Schwerin, Germany
  • Also known as: “Nikolaikirche”, “Schelf church”, “Schelfkirche St. Nikolai”, “Sint-Nicolaaskerk (Schwerin)”, “St. Nikolai”, “церковь Святого Николая (Шверин)”, and “церковь Святого Николая в Шверине”
  • Inscription: “ANNO 1711 HAT UNSER DURCHLAUCHSTER LANDESVATER UND HERTZOG FRIEDRICH WILHELM DIESES GOTTESHAUS GOTT ZU EHREN SEINEN UNTERTHANEN ZU ÜBUNG DER GOTTSELIGKEIT. SEINEN CÖRPER ZUR RUHE GESTIFTET”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Schleswig-Holstein-Haus and Town hall (Schwerin).

Arts center
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is an arts center, which is situated 130 metres south of Schelf Church.

Town hall
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is situated 420 metres south of Schelf Church.

Lake
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is a pond in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schelfstadt and Altstadt.

Suburb
is a central quarter of the city…

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Schelf Church

Latitude
53.63242° or 53° 37′ 57″ north
Longitude
11.4177° or 11° 25′ 4″ east
Established
1713
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9F5HJCJ9+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 580636867
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q834274
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Schelf Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “什爾夫教堂”
  • Chinese: “謝爾夫教堂”
  • Dutch: “Schelfkirche”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه شلفكيرش”
  • French: “Schelfkirche”
  • German: “Kirche St. Nikolai Schwerin”
  • German: “Schelfkirche”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Αγίου Νικολάου στο Σβερίν”
  • Hebrew: “שלפקירכה”
  • Japanese: “シェルフ教会”
  • Russian: “шельфская церковь в Шверине”
  • Spanish: “Cripta Ducal de la Iglesia de San Nicolás de Schwerin”
  • Swedish: “Schelfkyrkan”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Volkshochschule EhmWelk and Kulturinformations Zentrum.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Café Ànur and Sparkasse.

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